Fallen, but not forgotten
The Gilroy Memorial Day Parade Committee, along with the American Legion Post No. 217, will honor our fallen but not forgotten heroes on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27.The American Legion will begin with a Remembrance Ceremony at St. Mary’s Cemetery, at 1000 First St....
District receives ‘overwhelming positive feedback’ on new graduation venue
An assessment report of Gilroy High School’s football stadium bleachers shows the district made the right call in moving last week’s 2013 graduation and promotion ceremonies to quad area, known as Centennial Circle.
Students can sing in churches, but not for long
Gilroy's public school choirs will be allowed to perform in churches this year after all, but come fall 2014, an unpopular decision – backed by more than 1,000 petition votes – to keep student singers out of religious establishments will go back into effect.
Gilroy FFA sees success at competition
Eighteen Gilroy FFA members traveled to Westmont High School in Campbell on Nov. 19 to compete against five other schools at the annual Best Informed Greenhand and Cooperative Marketing competition.
The Marketing event seeks to effectively prepare the students with the practices and operations of...
Allergies affect our pets too
In my last column, I talked about walking your dog on the many paths and hills in our communities. A reader reminded me that I mentioned using Benadryl for allergies, but didn't talk about the dose. In this column, I thought I would talk about the dosages of over the counter antihistamines you can safely use on dogs, as well as the reasons you might use them.
